Hijacking food systems: technofix takeover at the FSS | ETC Group etcgroup.org/content/hijack…

The blockade of #Cuba does not express the will of the U.S. people. #UnblockCuba

ipes-food.org/_img/upload/fi… IPES-Food is pulling out --- FSS is rife with problems and has not responded to constructive criticism.

School meals should remain free for all children — today and always thehill.com/opinion/educat…

My explanation of why over 500 organizations boycotted the UN Food Systems Summit

Despite sharing concerns & evidenced recommendations to improve UN Food Systems Coordination Hub Summit #UNFSS2021 - re transparency, accountability, participation & private sector - problems remain. Read bit.ly/BMJ_UNF and co-sign the letter: bit.ly/SignUNFSSGover…

Webinar on Legal Pathways for #FoodSystems Transformation - The Long Food Movement June 20 11AMEDT with Michael Fakhri Pat Mooney, ETC Group Nadia Lambek Ramona Duminicioiu Register at bit.ly/3lX1YSb

The global food crisis is "due to the dismantling of public and communal institutions taking care of providing food," says Sofía Monsalve Suárez, secretary general of the human rights organization FIAN International.

If you are overwhelmed by the food crisis, this analysis by Sofia Monsalve FIAN International and Rachel Bezner Kerr is excellent. They provide a long-term and structural perspective. democracynow.org/2022/6/23/food… via Democracy Now!

New paper from @LukaKemp in PNAS 'Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios' pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

Finally some research attention to the potentially devastating impacts of climate change: pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

Tomorrow's #DigitalDebates will host Michael Fakhri, Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank, Ahmad Mukhtar and Molly Anderson to discuss ''The Global Food Crisis: Searching for Solutions on the Brink of the Abyss" Join 👇 📅Wednesday, 31 August 2022 ⏰ 8:00 PM (5:00 PM GMT) 📍 Live here

This panel covered questions of how to understand the food crisis today and solutions. We covered many of the structural challenges and ways to overcome. It was a pleasure to be part of it.

Zambia needs a large-scale debt restructuring, including significant cancellation, to make its’ debt sustainable. I have signed this letter calling on BlackRock and all bondholders to agree a restructuring theguardian.com/world/2022/sep… #CancelTheDebt

A US-led sustainable farming initiative #AIM4C aims to raise billions of💲to tackle #climate change at #COP27. But it is criticised for favouring big business and promoting uncertain techno-fixes Must read exposé by DeSmog @AIMforClimate desmog.com/2022/10/06/aim…

16 Calls to Action on Indigenous Peoples Day!: mailchi.mp/culturalsurviv…

#NatureBasedSolutions sounds appealing. But our analysis shows it lacks an agreed definition or transformative vision - & is used to cover inaction on #foodsystems. By contrast, #agroecology is clearly defined, legitimate, transformative. And sidelined. image.png

I just subscribed to Experimental History experimentalhistory.substack.com/?utm_medium=we… --- great article on the rise and fall of peer review!

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🛑Our statement on the siege of #Gaza and the growing weaponization of food: "The deplorable situation in Gaza is the latest example of #food being continually weaponized in conflicts around the world… The #RightToFood is a fundamental & universal #humanright."